TEXAS BEER JOINT SUES LOCAL CHURCH OVER LIGHTNING STRIKE!(This should keep you chuckling for awhile)A bar called Drummond's (in Mt Vernon, Texas ) began construction on an expansion of their building, hoping to "grow" their business.In response, the local Southern Baptist Church started a campaign to block the bar from expanding - petitions, prayers, etc.About a week before the bar's grand re-opening, a bolt of lightning struck the bar and burned it to the ground!Afterward, the church folks were rather smug - bragging about "the power of prayer".The angry bar owner eventually sued the church on grounds that the church... "Was ultimately responsible for the demise of his building, through direct actions or indirect means."Of course, the church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the building's demise.The judge read carefully through the plaintiff's complaint and the defendant's reply.He then opened the hearing by saying:"I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but it appears from the paperwork that what we have here is a bar owner who now believes in the power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that does not!"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The doctor, after a thorough examination, sighed and said, "I've got some bad news. You have cancer, and you'd best put your affairs in order."

The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk into the waiting room where her daughter had been waiting."Well, daughter, we women celebrate when things are good, and we celebrate when things don't go so well. In this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. So, let's head to the club and have a martini."

After three martinis, mother and daughter were feeling a little less somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were eventually approached by some of the woman's old friends, who were curious as to what the two were celebrating.

The woman told her friends they were drinking to her impending end. "I've been diagnosed with AIDS."

The friends were aghast, gave the woman their condolences and beat a hasty retreat.

After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and whispered, "Momma, I thought you said you were dying of cancer, but you just told your friends you were dying of AIDS! Why did you do that?"

"Because I don't want any of those women sleeping with your father after I'm gone."

And THAT, my friends, is "Putting Your Affairs In Order"!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

"Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances."-- Dr. Lee DeForest, "Father of Radio & Grandfather of Television."

"The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."- - Admiral William Leahy , US Atomic Bomb Project

"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom."-- Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923

"Computers in the future may weigh more than 1.5 tons."-- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." -- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943

"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -- The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957

"But what is it good for?" -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.

"640K ought to be enough for anybody."-- Bill Gates, 1981

This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us," -- Western Union internal memo, 1876.

"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"-- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible,"-- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)

"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper," -- Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."

"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this,"- - Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads.

"Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy," -- Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859.

"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." - - Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University , 1929.

"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value," -- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre , France .

"Everything that can be invented has been invented,"-- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899.

"The super computer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." -- Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University

"I don't know what use any one could find for a machine that would make copies of documents. It certainly couldn't be a feasible business by itself." -- the head of IBM, refusing to back the idea, forcing the inventor to found Xerox.

"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon,"-- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.

And last but not least...

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977```````````````````````

Good morning everyboomie.

61 down and only 9 more to go before graduation from the workforce...........AKA retirement.

#1 of the next 365 days starts at 3:30am. Ugh!

Early to bed, early to rise, makes this boy happy at about 2:00pm.

Especially since I am off on Friday.

After I get off of work, Mom is taking me to BG's for catfish buffet. I'm gonna eat like this guy.

I hope you all have a happy day.

joe

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There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.

It's late Wednesday night for me, and I passed out in an uncomfortable position, which must mean all that work is getting to me. The next two weeks will be even harder, but at least I'll be happier when the paychecks come.

As for tomorrow, I'm off. Now, time to go to sleep in my actual bed.

Have a great Thursday, everyone.

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Interrogator: [True or false?] All mangoes are golden. Nothing golden is cheap. Conclusion - all mangoes are cheap.

Good morning. It's cold out there today. Br-r-r-r. I've got a few errands today, then back to work for 5:00. An easy day today. Have a great day everyone. Be good. Pay it forward for someone. It'll make you feel good.

Hannah has a physical this morning then I'll drop her off at school. Finished all my Christmas shopping. Just need stocking stuffers. Feeling great so far. Life is good! Feeling okay so far. Life is good.

Good morning friends, I'am back ... well, for the time being anyway....

We had approx 4 emergencies with my Dad and a few with my MIL. Had to stay at their respective homes almost 24/24. It's winter and Holiday time and the elderly people feel restless and sad, so they make a bit of trouble... >sigh<

I hope everything is well here. Nice Christmas decoration in the Diner Joe, thank you. It really feels like home here. And Ana still working in the corner, poor girl. And whats that new machine in the other corner? Oh boy, a Joe-k-spresso machine! Great!!

Ana: did you get my texted message, 2 days ago?

Joe: you are moving back home? I'am soooo happy for you. What did you do with your sis?

Wishing all of you a great day and a warm homecoming. Lot's of love!

Evelyne

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"You ask me what life is. That's like asking me what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot is a carrot" (A. Chekhov)

I'm planning an easy day today. It will include some vacuuming but other than that, a lot of peace and quiet. The boys will be here early tomorrow, or possibly earlier. Exdil just called the house, which she does when son doesn't hear his phone. I declined to answer as the only time she does this is when she wants to drop the kids early, or she wants extra money.

I will also be working on a little Christmas shopping, which will be light this year. And then, who knows....a nap? Forting up in bed and watching everything on the dvr? Reading? Walking the monkeys?

We shall see

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"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." -Roger Caras